Gluten Free Desserts

[wrg]

Hi all,

We will be on the Adventure of the Seas next May and would like to know if anyone has experience with the gluten free food options, specifically dessert. My daughter and I are often disappointed. I'm not a chocolate fan but will tolerate it. Any input would be great. Thanks.

[ONECRUISER]

4 minutes ago, wrg said:

Hi all,

We will be on the Adventure of the Seas next May and would like to know if anyone has experience with the gluten free food options, specifically dessert. My daughter and I are often disappointed. I'm not a chocolate fan but will tolerate it. Any input would be great. Thanks.

On Radiance Class I observed more Gluten Free items choose from in WJ then Main Dining though they will have some there also. Hopefully someone else on here can update you on current selection for Adventure. Daughter eats 100% GF Diet and she Cruises twice a yr

[LilBlackDress]

I have also seen a lot in WJ vs the MDR.
That being said, the few times we cruised with my BiL(he has Celiac Disease 100%GF)
Every night in the MDR they would bring out the menu for the following night and he would place his order, including a couple of desserts 🙂 

[MommaBear55]

My daughter really enjoys the GF desserts, the staff has gone as far as making her crustless key lime pie and tiramisu as a pudding with out the lady fingers. 

[FamilyCruiserUK]

The windjammer and cafe prom had some gluten free cakes. However just be care full as some look identical to non gluten free cakes and the labels esp in the windjammer were often moved by people grabbing cakes. That said if you ask a nice waiter they will get you some gluten free cookies and biscuits in sealed packets. My mom had a few stashed in her room 👍

[earn]

Royal’s gluten free offering is badly let down by its lack of desserts.  They completely lack imagination and haven’t improved in the 13 years since my diagnosis.  I sailed on my first P&O cruise last month and they had such variety by comparison.  Royal can’t even make decent pancakes.

[ATLgirl15]

It’s been many years but when we used to sail with someone who was gluten free the favorite was the pancakes in MDR at breakfast.  They use Krusteaz.  Not sure if that is still the case though. Cafe promenade usually had peanut butter cookies.  As mentioned above, she was able to preorder dinner for the following night.  They do this because some meals not marked as gluten free can be modified with the advance notice.  They always had gluten free bread immediately when seated (one of the benefits of having the same server every night). Windjammer seems to have more gluten free options than previously but don’t know about quality.

[wrg]

We are recently back and while we enjoyed our time, the gluten free dessert options were a major disappointment.Gluten free food options have come a long way since I had to adopt this lifestyle about 15 years ago. There are a variety of decent to good gf pancake and baking mixes available to consumers. So as not to sound like I am complaining, I'll just say that we were disappointed.

[bjlbbk]

3 hours ago, wrg said:

We are recently back and while we enjoyed our time, the gluten free dessert options were a major disappointment.Gluten free food options have come a long way since I had to adopt this lifestyle about 15 years ago. There are a variety of decent to good gf pancake and baking mixes available to consumers. So as not to sound like I am complaining, I'll just say that we were disappointed.

I can relate! It would definitely be nice to see more GF dessert options. Cake, muffins, pastries, cookies (not the prepackaged kind) are all very doable these days and would totally make my day. GF baked items and breads in general have definitely been lacking and inconsistent on most of our cruises (even on the same ship). Vacation is a time to indulge and I want my cake and I want to eat it too! Haha!

 

I did bring my own GF ice cream cones with me last cruise to take advantage of the soft serve ice cream which made for a nice treat though!

[bsbcgirl]

Not much to choose from. I did ask for something chocolate the night before in MDR and the next night it was delivered. Just ask!

[Travelw]

We sailed Wonder 2 years ago, my grandson has Celiac disease.  My son went to Head Waiter first day, he said to speak with our waiter at dinner.  Any thing on the menu can be made gluten free, but you must order a day ahead and cannot get seconds if you want.  My grandson was in heaven and ordered whatever he wished including dessert.  Worked well